Cruft
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Excess; superfluous junk; used esp. of redundant or superseded code...
In web design, "cruft" refers to text in the URL that reflects unimportant implementation details of the web site, and is not meaningful for identifying the page. File extensions such as .php, .html, and .asp or prefix www. are examples of URL cruft. Some web designers promote the use of cruft-free URLs...
Related wiki pages: Link rot; Validation
